Younginia

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Youngina Fossil range: Late Permian
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Subclass: Diapsida Order: Eosuchia Family: Younginidae Genus: Younginia

Younginia is a small, lizard-like reptile of the late Permian of South Africa. This, and a few related forms, make up the family Younginidae which is the core group within the order Eosuchia proposed by Broom in 1924. The Eosuchia having become rather a dustbin for many probably distantly-related primitive diapsid reptiles ranging from the late Carboniferous to the Eocene Romer proposed that this be replaced by Younginiformes, to include the Younginidae and a very few similar families, ranging from the Permian to the Triassic.

[edit] Reference

D.Lambert, D.Naish and E.Wyse 2001, "Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and prehistoric life", p.76, Dorling Kindersley Limited, London. ISBN 0-7513-0955-9